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HB1458 - Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act)
Harry Bhandari
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by May 1, 2025, on policy recommendations for improving the use of extreme risk protective orders in the State.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1141 - Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence
Ken Kerr, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 6 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB76 - Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines
Lesley J. Lopez, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer certain vaccinations to individuals in certain age groups if certain requirements are met; altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist can administer to individuals at least 3 years old; and altering the circumstances under which a pharmacist may administer certain vaccinations.
STATUS
Passed
HB566 - Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names
Brooke Grossman, Nick Allen, Elizabeth M. Embry
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names to develop and implement a framework to identify real property owned by the State or a political subdivision that bears a Confederate name; and requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the real property that should be renamed and report its findings to the Governor, the Mayor and City County of Baltimore City, the governing body of each county, and the General Assembly by October 1, 2031.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB289 - State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
Ken Kerr, Heather Bagnall, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting certain restrictive provisions limiting the power and rights of the State from being included in State contracts; specifying that certain provisions are void if included in a State contract; and specifying the applicable law and interpretation of State contracts.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB390 - Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change
Shaneka Henson, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the name of the museum operated by the Commission on African American History and Culture in certain provisions of law from the "Banneker-Douglass Museum" to the "Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum".
STATUS
Passed
HB177 - Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024)
Robbyn Lewis, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a hospital, as soon as practicable before discharging an infant after the birth of the infant, to provide oral and written resources to the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital, before discharging an infant, to ask the parent or legal guardian to describe the sleep environment that will be provided at home; requiring, by January 1, 2025, each hospital to establish a process for providing resources and information about safe sleep environments to parents and legal guardians of infants; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB354 - Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment
Bonnie L Cullison, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support certain students in licensed practical nursing education programs, alleviate the shortage of nursing professionals by increasing graduation and licensure rates, facilitate student applications for certain financial resources, and provide financial assistance to cover certain costs; and establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Advisory Committee to assist in the development of the Program.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB850 - State Procurement - Small Business Preference Procurement
Chris Tomlinson, Mark Edelson, Michael J. Griffith
Last updated 5 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each procurement unit to establish a price preference for small businesses; and designating the Board of Public Works as the regulatory authority for the Small Business Preference Program.
STATUS
Passed
HB97 - Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law)
Deni Taveras, Cheryl E. Pasteur, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for certain toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufacturers of baby food to make certain information related to the testing and a link to certain guidance available on the manufacturer's website; requiring a consumer to report to the Maryland Department of Health if the consumer believes that baby food is being sold with toxic heavy metals; etc.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-008
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Harry Bhandari was born in Nepal and earned a Master's degree in Information Technology. He is currently working as a Programmer Analyst. Bhandari is passionate about public service and providing opportunities for working families. He has volunteered with nonprofit organizations focused on education, healthcare, and community empowerment. If elected, Bhandari will work to improve the local economy, education system, and access to affordable healthcare. He will also advocate for policies supporting justice, equality, and human rights.read less
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